Combination shovel



July 8, 1924. 1,500,132"

'c. E. HUMMELGARD- COMBINATION SHOVEL Filed March 9. 19'23 1N VENTORGEXHummglyam ATTORNEY To all whom it me Passe July 8,1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES E. HUM'MELGARD, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

COMBINATION SHOVEL.

Application filed March 9, 1923. Serial No. 628,837.

concern: I

Be it known that CHARLES E. HUMMEL' GARD, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residin at J erse City, in the county of Hudson and State NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CombinationShovels, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to shovels, and the main object is to provide ashovel havin the spoon thereof adjustable to any desire angle. Byvarying the angle of the spoon relative to the handle, it may be usedsuceessively as a hoe, scraper, or shovel.

Another object is to provide a shovel having an angularly adjustablespoon. and an associated means whereby the spoon of said shovel may bequickly secured permanently in the desired position by manipulation of anut.

These andother objects will become apparent in the description below, inwhich characters of reference refer to like-named parts in the drawing.

Referrin briefly to the drawing, Figure 1 is a front e evational view ofthe shovel.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the same, the broken linesillustrating the positions which may be assumed.

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional eleva tion and the lower end of thehandle, showing the securing means in locked position.

Figure 4 is a similar view showing said means released to permit thespoon to be rotated.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary elevational view of the upper end of the spoonmember.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the

numeral 10. indicates a relatively stout handle which may be made ofwood or similar material. The lower end of said handle is tapered andfits into a socket member 11 having a pair of spaced apart ears 12 and13 projecting from its lower end, a bolt 14 bemg adapted to pass thrusaid ears. The space between the ears is adapted to receive asubstantially semi-circular tongue 15. A neck 16 extends downwardly fromsaid tongue, and a flat blade 17 projects integraly from said neck andforms the spoon end of the shovel. Said blade is widest where it joinsthe neck, and tapers conver ently towardsits lower end to a sharpenefedge 18. Said bolt 14 passes thru the hole 19 in the tongue and providesthe supporting view of the upper end of the spoonpivot for the blade. Awing nut 20 engages the threaded end of the bolt, the opposite end ofthe latter having a semi-spherical head 21 which normally rests on theface 22 of the ear 12.

A plurality of radially disposed holes 23 are formed in one face of thetongue concentrically about the large hole 19. Said holes face andcontact with the inner surface of the tongue 12. A solid collar 24-,from which a short stem 25 projects, is slide bolt mounted within anannular recess 26. A similar stem 27 projects from the opposite side ofthe collar 24 and slides in an opening formed in the tongue 12. Theannular chamber 26 in the tongue has a relatively small conical-edgedwasher 28 securely bezelled on a shoulder at the open end of thechamber. A coil spring 29 is wound about the stem 25 and contacts withthe inner surface of the washer, normally urging the collar 24outwardly. The lower stem 25 is adapted to be inserted into any of theholes 23, lyvhen one of the latter is aligned therewit I The device maybe conveniently used as a shovel when the spoon is tilted to an angle asindicated by the broken lines in. Figure 2, or, when at right angles tothe handle, as a hoe. As shown in full lines in Figure 2, it isadaptable as a sore r for cleaning and removing snow or the ike frompavements.

In order to secure the spoon 17 in any of the positions shown, the wingnut is unscrewed until the head end of the bolt 14 is lifted from thesurface 22. The spring 29 will urge the collar 24 outwardly, pul mg the.lower stem out of the corresponding hole 23 which is aligned therewith.The s oon is then rotated until the desired ange is reached. The nut maybe then tightened down on the bolt. In tightening the wing nut, the headwill engage the upper plunger stem 27, thereby urging the lower steminto its respective hole 23. I It is obvious that with-this type of toolit is unnecessary to detach any part when changing the posltion of thespoon relative to the handle.

I claim:-

1. A device of the class described comprisin a socket member having apair of space apart ears thereon, a handle on said socket, a shovelspoon, a tongue member rigid on said spoon having a plurality of smallholes on one face, a bolt passing thru said ears and tongue, a wing nutengaging said bolt, a plunger slidable in one of said ears, one end 0said plunger extending above the surface of the ear and beneath the bolthead, the latter being adapted to ur the end of said plunger stem intoahole 1n the tongue when tightened down on said ears, said plungerbeingadapted to lock the spoon inplace by engaging a hole in said tongue, andmeans for lifting said plunger out of engagement with the tongue.

2. A device of the class described comprising a socket member,spaced-apart ears thereon, a spoon, a tongue on said spoon havin aplurality of holes radiatin abouta centre opening, a bolt passing tfirusaid ears and central opening, a chamber in one of said ears ali ed withthe radiating holes, said chamber g opened at one end, a washer beveledinto said open end, a plunger, a collar on the plun r, said collar beingslidable in the chem r, a spring in the chamber normally urging saidplunger to proect outwardly from the ear, a head on sai bolt, said headbeing adapted to depress the stem causing the op osite end of said stemto engage in any 0 the holes to lock the spoon 1n position.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

CHARLES E. HUMMELGARD.

